Chapter 455 Ma Lin: My Job Is Good, but It Hurts My Back! [Seeking Monthly Votes]

"If you hit a carriage, you'll get fifty taels. Or you can catch up and let him curse you?"

When Ma Lin got out of the carriage and cursed, Ruan Xiaoer and Ruan Xiaowu almost overturned the carriage and beat him, but when they saw the huge silver ingot, they suddenly calmed down.

When they just entered Mingzhou, Gongsun Sheng sent a note saying that Ma Lin would entertain everyone when they arrived in Xingzhou.

I didn't expect Ma Lin's appearance to be so dramatic, but it was quite reasonable.

Even Wang Sheng, who had been observing secretly, didn't see any flaws, but envied Chao Gai:

"This cart of pears is worth throwing. Fifty taels of silver, you can't earn this much money by selling pears for two years, right?"

Chao Gai tossed the silver ingot in his hand and reacted quickly:

"Thank you Taoist, Boss Wang, and Manager Zhu for taking care of you on the way. I'll treat you tonight!"

For the lower class, the first choice for getting so much money rashly is to squander it. Chao Gai has received countless heroes in Shijie Village and knows too well the feeling of being poor and suddenly rich.

Many heroes who got silver from Shijie Village would go to gambling houses, wineries or fireworks places as soon as possible, spend all the money quickly, and then become the poor man who needs help to survive again.

Now that he has suddenly made a fortune, it is normal to behave like this.

And after suffering so much on the way, he really needs to have a good meal, live in a room, take a bath, and buy new clothes.

Of course, after all this trouble, there is probably not much silver left, and he has to continue selling fruits.

Wang Sheng said with a smile:

"You don't have to worry about where to stay, just treat us to a meal later. I heard that the stewed mutton in Xingzhou tastes good. How about we try this later?"

"Okay, okay, no problem."

Chao Gai lifted up the empty cart. Although this thing looked tattered, it was still quite strong. He distributed the remaining pears on the cart to everyone, and took out a handful of copper coins from his arms and threw them to the beggars around who were reluctant to leave, and then pushed the empty cart away.

Everyone found an inn to stay in. This time, Chao Gai and his two friends did not stay in the big bunk bed, but asked for a room upstairs each. They also asked the inn to stew a whole sheep and make soup noodles with ten kilograms of noodles.

Since they were going to eat as much as they wanted, they had to eat to their heart's content.

Soon, a group of people sat together and ate the steaming stewed mutton.

In addition to the mutton, Chao Gai also asked for a big fish more than two feet long, which was stewed with firewood and served. The big pieces of meat were particularly satisfying to eat.

Wang Sheng got familiar with everyone and talked about the rules of the underworld related to eating fish:

"I heard that the kidnappers who caught a boy would starve him for a whole day, and stew a fish the next day. Those who picked up the chopsticks to eat the fish meat but ate a mouthful of fish bones were beaten and released; those who ate the fish belly were treated with good food and drink, and they were fat sheep."

Ruan Xiaoer, a fisherman, was a little confused:

"Why? Is there any difference?"

Wang Sheng smiled and said:

"People who eat meat but don't know how to eat it, usually don't get to eat fish, and are probably children from poor families. It's a waste of time to kidnap them... Rich kids like to eat fish belly, which is boneless, soft, and plump."

As he was saying Then, he saw that Xie Yingdeng did not touch the fish body or belly, but picked up the finger-sized fish meat on the gill cover and ate it, and immediately gave a thumbs up:

"Master Xie is from an extraordinary family?"

Xie Yingdeng asked back:

"Why do you say that?"

Wang Sheng pointed to the gill cover where Xie Yingdeng picked up the meat and said:

"It is said that the top wealthy families only taste meat and then reward the dishes to the servants. Fish dishes require the whole tail and tail, and rewarding the servants with incomplete fish is not auspicious, so the host usually eats the little meat on the gills and is done. Master Xie's behavior just now is in line with the style of the top wealthy families."

It should be said that Wang Sheng's guess was really right.

Xie Yingdeng was born in the Xie family, which was "the swallow in front of the hall of the old Wang and Xie families". He was well-dressed and well-fed since childhood, and was indeed a top wealthy family.

Although the Xie family had declined during the Sui Dynasty, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. No matter how declining the Xie family is, it is not comparable to small families.

Unfortunately, such a large family produced a pair of rebellious uncle and nephew, Xie Hong and Xie Yingdeng. One of them became a Taoist priest, and the other simply followed Shan Xiongxin into the underworld and became an outlaw who occupied the mountains.

However, it was precisely because of this experience that Xie Yingdeng had a clearer understanding of the world and a deeper understanding of the Taoist scriptures. In the end, he ascended to heaven and became the only self-taught immortal in history.

Xie Yingdeng said modestly:

"I'm afraid of getting stuck in my throat when I eat fish, so I only ate this little bit of meat."

Zhu Wu ate the lamb ribs and changed the subject:

"Brother Chao, now that you've got the money, are you still going to Zhending Prefecture?"

Chao Gai thought for a moment and said:

"Go ahead, sell the remaining cart of pears and dates, and see what's in Xingzhou tomorrow, and take a cart there. I don't ask for much, just enough for food."

Wang Sheng asked:

"Why do you have to go to Zhending Prefecture? Brother Chao, is there anything important?"

"To buy wine, I heard that Zhending Prefecture has the best Shenxianzui wine, we plan to ship some and sell it at a high price, and we won't have trouble finding buyers."

Everyone ate the meat in a hurry, and asked the store to cook some soup noodles and mix them into the soup, and everyone ate until their stomachs were full.

Xie Yingdeng was full and drank enough, and he went out with his whisk under the pretext of digesting the food.

He took many turns to a Taoist temple, and saw Ma Lin waiting there, and Gongsun Sheng who had nothing to do and flew over.

"What do you think of Wang Sheng?"

"He is from the Western Army, has good character, and is worth winning over, but the details still need further observation."

If Wang Sheng can be won over, it will be easier to grasp the movements of the Cai Mansion in the future.

After understanding the situation, Gongsun Sheng asked Ma Lin to collect intelligence and flew away... After taking Handan City, Guan Erye had already set his sights on Shexian County. After taking it, he had mastered the gateway to Shangdang, which was a strategic location.

Xie Yingdeng asked Ma Lin:

"How is the undercover work? Are you adapting?"

"Except for the waist pain, everything else is fine. Several prostitutes have become peripheral members of the intelligence department and are willing to collect intelligence for us. I am very grateful."

"Don't be tricked."

"Don't worry, my identity has been disguised in several layers. The deepest layer is a royal spy from Tokyo. Even if the king comes, we are also one of our own."

Good guy, directly disguised as the opposite person, aren't you afraid that we will set up a traitor-killing group?

The two chatted until dark, and then they dispersed.

In the real world, Li Yu was sitting in a restaurant, eating today's dinner - stewed noodles.

Boil the noodles, rinse with cold water, and then cover with freshly fried garlic sprouts and pork shreds. Eat with garlic cloves, it is both appetizing and delicious, very comfortable.

While eating, Lu Bu came over:

"Brother, I heard that you and my sister went to the provincial capital?"

"Yes, I sent the peach branches there and had lunch at my parents' place. You are not busy in Shangdang, right?"

"Not that I am not busy. I dug a deep pit and plan to build a signal tower in Huguan County, so that several nearby counties and Shexian can be connected, which is convenient for public management."

The signal tower is ready-made, so there is no need to worry. Recently, Li Yu bought several signal towers that can be built quickly. As long as the base is poured, it can be quickly installed.

Li Yu brought Lu Bu to the warehouse with a bowl and saw the newly bought signal tower.

The base is integrated. As long as it is placed in the pit and fixed, and then the level is adjusted, the concrete can be poured. After solidification, it can be installed directly one section at a time.

The entire signal tower is dozens of meters high, so it is not difficult to install.

With the technology that Lu Bu has mastered, it is easy to do it.

Yuwen Chengdu was idle, so he helped Lu Bu install the steel cage of the base on the electric five-wheeler. The two of them worked until it was almost dark, and finally transported all the accessories needed on the base.

Li Yu reported the amount of concrete to the mixing station according to Lu Bu's needs, and went back to the restaurant to continue eating.

At around ten o'clock in the evening, the pump truck and tank truck came. Lu Bu drove them back one by one, took away another diesel generator, and started to make concrete.

This time it was a soil pit operation, so there was no need to worry about the mold running or the mold swelling, and you could do whatever you wanted.

Cao Xing, Song Xian, Zhang Xiu and others experienced the use of the vibrator one by one, and deliberately put the vibrator on the belly of a black mountain bandit who was harming the people.

At first, the other black mountain bandits thought it was nothing, and they scolded the court army with a fearless attitude.

But when the vibrator was activated and the man's stomach quickly turned into a ball of goo, the group of people immediately knelt down and kowtowed for mercy, and explained clearly how they had harmed the people.

After the concrete base was poured, Lu Bu waved his hand and said:

"Kill all these people, don't leave any!"

He drove the pump truck and tank truck back to the real world, and deliberately pulled the water pipe to wash them, and then let the people at the mixing station drive back.

"Gongda has rushed to the vicinity of Changzi County, and will start the attack tomorrow. After this battle, there will be no more wars in Shangdang County. I will leave after I finish the signal tower."

After Lu Bu built the signal tower, Ma Chao and Zhang Xiu also led a thousand light cavalry to follow Zhao Yun to pick up his family. Lu Bu went south to Gaodu County, built a signal tower there, and then went to Henei County.

Everyone split into two groups, one in the south and one in the north, and finally met in Chang'an.

At that time, Lu Bu would also attend Zhao Zilong's loan ceremony, and he didn't want to miss such excitement.

Li Yu made a pot of fried pancake shreds for Lv Bu to eat, and Yuwen Chengdu also ran over, served some braised chicken feet, opened a bottle of beer, and chatted with Lv Bu while eating and drinking.

"Where does Wenhou think Zhang Yan is now?"

Since he is going to the Three Kingdoms world, he naturally needs to understand the movements there.

Lv Bu took a bite of fried pancake shreds and said:

"Anyway, he is not with Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao relies on his good family background and looks down on the poor, and even more so on the bandits. If Zhang Yan goes to him, he will either be driven out or become an insulting soldier."

As a prominent figure in the Three Kingdoms period, Lv Bu has already thoroughly studied the characters in the early period.

He took two bites of fried pancakes and said his own inference:

"Now Zhang Yan can either go all the way north and mix with those foreign tribes, or surrender to Gongsun Zan... The relationship between these two people has always been good. If Zhang Yan leads the remaining forces of the Black Mountain Bandits to surrender, Gongsun Zan will definitely welcome him with both hands."

It is no longer possible to stay in the mountains, especially after Song Xian and his men set fire several times at night, all the Black Mountain Bandits hiding inside fled, fearing that they would be buried in the sea of ​​fire if they were too late.

When the last safe fortress in their hearts lost its function, they naturally had the idea of ​​escaping from Taihang Mountain.

But in fact, the Black Mountain Bandits are more difficult to fight because they are more slippery in hiding. If they really fight, their combat effectiveness is even worse than that of the White Wave Army.

Although the White Wave Army is also a mob, after all, there is a part of the Western Liang Army, and its combat effectiveness is not bad.

The Black Mountain Bandits were developed by the Yellow Turban Army with the desperate people, and there is no comparison between the two.

After eating and drinking, Lu Bu stretched and prepared to return to the Three Kingdoms world to observe Xun You's siege of Changzi County and give some pointers to Hao Zhao.

Li Yu cleaned up the kitchen and was about to go upstairs when Liu Xie suddenly showed up:

"Sir, Mr. Sun asked you to prepare these supplies."

After that, he took out a piece of white paper, which was densely written with the iron sheets and steel pipes needed for the steel structure factory, as well as cutting machines, electric welders, etc. He also specifically asked for two diesel generators that could provide power for a long time.

After reading it, Li Yu asked curiously:

"What is Sun Facai doing? Building a new factory?"

Liu Xie was much more casual than when he first came. He opened the refrigerator and took out a bottle of Assam milk tea. He drank several gulps first, and then said:

"We are going to go to Hedong County to build a salt factory to help Wen Hou share some of the pressure."

The previous plan was that Lu Bu would run around to take care of these things, but Liu Xie felt sorry for his father-in-law and planned to take on the construction of the salt factory.

Now Zhang Yang and his men have arrived at the oil base and are taking a short break. Chang'an is also idle. Jia Xu is watching the training of new recruits. Taking advantage of this gap, Sun Facai is ready to drive his XT6 and take Liu Xie to Hedong County to help Du Ji build the factory.

Salt and iron are heavy taxes related to the operation of the court, and they must be grasped.

When the salt in Hedong is produced continuously, the aristocratic families that monopolize the salt industry can be wiped out.

Jia Xu has personally inscribed the four words "Dahan Official Salt" for use as salt packaging.

However, the equipment purchased by Li Yu does not include a packaging production line. At that time, he will have to buy a set of packaging specifically for producing salt, 500 grams per bag, and all salt business channels will be officially responsible.

In order to prevent embezzlement and corruption, the court will set up a special salt and iron franchise office to be responsible for the sale and control of salt, and the officials in the office will need to swear in front of the statue of Zhang Daoling before taking up their posts.

Swearing in the real world is fine.

But in the book world with gods, you'd better not make too much of an oath, otherwise you will really be sworn.

Li Yu finished reading what he needed, placed an order overnight, and then asked:

"Are you two going?"

"No, Yang Xiu also specially sent a hundred workers who are proficient in welding, cutting, and mechanical operation to help."

One hundred workers were easily sent out. The training work of the industrial zone is in place... Li Yu said:

"Tell Yang Xiu that while training skills, don't forget to conduct safety training. In terms of industrial production, strictly abide by the operating specifications and put safety first."

"Don't worry, sir, we have always emphasized safety first. The Industrial Zone Management Committee in charge of Yang Xiu has also introduced reward and punishment measures to strictly control safety."

In the initial stage of industry, we cannot be careless and muddle through, so as not to form the style of India.

After Liu Xie left, Mu Guiying finally came back.

"Master said that you should buy some mosquito repellent tools and medicines tomorrow. Lu Yue needs to study it."

"Okay!"

The two walked around the homestay, fed the horses, added water, and then went upstairs to rest.

The next day, Li Yu bought a lot of mosquito repellents on the way to buy vegetables, including mosquito coils, electric mosquito coils, mosquito repellent sprays, mosquito repellents, mosquito repellents, floral water, and mosquito repellent lamps.

When he came back, he turned to the scenic spot and looked at the newly repaired stables. Then he found Wang Shengli and asked him to raise 30,000 kilograms of watermelons from the village.

"Last time, my relatives liked your watermelons and directly asked for tens of thousands of kilograms to prepare for welfare. Uncle Wang, please take the trouble to help me raise the watermelons."

"Okay, no problem!"

The unsalable watermelons in the village suddenly found a market, and Wang Shengli was very happy.

Back at the B&B, Li Yu took out all the mosquito repellents he bought and asked Mu Guiying to send them to the world in the book.

At the same time, the world of Water Margin Yue Fei.

Zhang Fei, Yang Zhi, Shi Wengong, and Qiao Daoqing led 5,000 cavalry and went all the way north.

When they arrived at the border between Song and Liao, they found that the defenses of both sides were in vain, especially on the Song side, where half of the barracks were empty.

The situation on the Liao side was not much better. When they saw the cavalry led by Zhang Fei, they immediately ran away without even a decent resistance.

Zhang Fei was holding back his energy to win a battle, but he didn't expect this to happen. He suggested:

"Since we can't meet a decent enemy, let's just cross the Taihang Mountains and go to the grasslands. It's a good opportunity to see how badly the grasslands were damaged by the heavy snow last time."

After a brief discussion, everyone set off happily.

While the horses here were enjoying the scenery of the northern country, the scene in Kaifeng City was quite different.

The day after the ugly county horse Xuan Zan led the Privy Council to investigate the poisoning case of the Xixia envoy, he was impeached by a lot of memorials like snowflakes because he splashed water on the face of the Xixia envoy who was sleeping. This matter was serious and damaged the state.

Although the Xixia envoy didn't know what happened, he also protested and threatened that if he didn't give an explanation, the Xixia cavalry would step into the Central Plains and fight to the death with the Song Dynasty.

This statement frightened many court officials, and even the court official who had diarrhea that day began to impeach Xuan Zan.

"Tsk tsk tsk, the Song Dynasty is really hopeless!"

In the backyard of Fengming Restaurant, Shi Qian held the lion dog and kept complaining for Xuan Zan.

Le He said while eating a snow pear:

"Looking at the current situation, Xuan Zan will most likely be beheaded in public. How are you going to end it? Let me make it clear first, I don't have the ability to rob the execution ground."

Except for Shi Jin, Shi Qian, Le He, and Shi En are not combat talents. If they really carry knives to rob the execution ground, they will most likely become a burden.

Shi Qian said with a smile:

"Tokyo isn't in turmoil right now, I'll add more to the fire tonight, the more chaos it gets, the more opportunities we have... Can't you two go and give gifts?"

"There are only three more houses left to go... Why are you asking this?"

Shi Qian didn't answer this question, but asked Shi Jin:

"Da Lang, do you want to be a hero admired by the people?"

This immediately tickled Shi Jin's itch:

"Of course I do, I dream about it, old man, tell me, what do you want me to do?"

Shi Qian smiled and stroked the dog's fur:

"Put on your nightgown and go out with me tonight, I guarantee you'll become a legend in Tokyo!"